Operation RapTor Smashes Global Darknet Drug Rings, Nabs 270 Suspects In Major Fentanyl Sting

• Operation RapTor, a global darknet drug crackdown, resulted in 270 arrests and $200M+ seized.
• The U.S. JCODE team and Europol led the multi-continent operation targeting fentanyl and opioids.
• Key convictions include Incognito Market operator Rui-Siang Lin pleading guilty in New York City.

Global authorities just delivered a major hit to the darknet drug trade. A sprawling law enforcement crackdown, dubbed Operation RapTor, zeroed in on illicit fentanyl and opioid sales across online black markets, leading to the arrest of 270 individuals worldwide. The coordinated sting also pulled in more than $200 million in cash and digital assets

This massive undertaking stretched across four continents, with investigators working together in countries like the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Brazil, and South Korea. Officials announced they recovered over two metric tons of drugs, a haul that included a hefty 144 kilograms of fentanyl or fentanyl-laced substances, alongside some 180 firearms.

Operation RapTor’s Global Sweep: Coordinated Raids Hit Drug Networks

The U.S. Department of Justice’s Joint Criminal Opioid and Darknet Enforcement (JCODE) team …

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